British Campaign Spending Data for 160 Years

This replication package supports the paper 'It Takes Money to Make MPs: Evidence from 160 years of British Campaign Spending'. It contains the datasets and code required to reproduce all tables, figures, and supplementary material from the published research.

Use Cases

• Replicate regression analyses on campaign spending and electoral outcomes using the provided datasets and code
• Analyze historical trends in campaign finance over the 160-year period covered by the study
• Validate the econometric models and statistical findings presented in the associated Journal of Economic History paper

Strengths

• Data supports replication of a peer-reviewed publication in the Journal of Economic History
• Covers a long-term historical period of 160 years of British political finance
• Includes code and data for both main paper results and supplementary material

Limitations

• Specific data structure, column details, and row counts are not described in the input
• The dataset's primary purpose is replication, which may limit its utility for novel analysis without significant exploration
• Geographic scope is limited to British elections, reducing generalizability to other political systems

Provenance

Source

Replication package for the paper by Julia Cagé and Edgard Dewitte.

Collection Method

Created as part of academic research for publication.

Time Range

Covers 160 years of British history (specific start and end years not provided).

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-02-23.

Geography

United Kingdom (British elections).